Psalm 138
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General Information
Settings by composers
- Alois Bauer (in Latin, Soloaria)
- Christoph Dalitz (Bicinium, in German or French)
- Paschal de L'Estocart (in French)
Texts & translations
Clementine Vulgate (Psalm 137)
Latin text
1 Ipsi David. Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo, quoniam audisti verba oris mei. In conspectu angelorum psallam tibi ;
2 adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum, et confitebor nomini tuo : super misericordia tua et veritate tua ; quoniam magnificasti super omne, nomen sanctum tuum.
3 In quacumque die invocavero te, exaudi me ; multiplicabis in anima mea virtutem.
4 Confiteantur tibi, Domine, omnes reges terræ, quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui.
5 Et cantent in viis Domini, quoniam magna est gloria Domini ;
6 quoniam excelsus Dominus, et humilia respicit, et alta a longe cognoscit.
7 Si ambulavero in medio tribulationis, vivificabis me ; et super iram inimicorum meorum extendisti manum tuam, et salvum me fecit dextera tua.
8 Dominus retribuet pro me. Domine, misericordia tua in sæculum ; opera manuum tuarum ne despicias.
Church of England 1662 Book of Common Prayer
English text
1 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart : even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth : for thou hast magnified thy Name and thy word above all things.
3 When I called upon thee, thou heardest me : and enduedst my soul with much strength.
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord : for they have heard the words of thy mouth.
5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : that great is the glory of the Lord.
6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly : as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me : thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8 The lord shall make good his loving-kindness toward me : yea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.